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American dog show enthusiasts are famous for living in their own little worlds. Who can blame them?  Like most middle class people living in the United States, the person who shows dogs for hobby or lifelong endeavor, works full time and has little left over for anything else. But we are also living in a politcially correct society where dog ...

Its late in Ohio. One O'clock in the morning and I should be sleeping but there's a fire inside my head and sleep just won't come. I can't stop thinking about the farm dogs in California - the ones that herd sheep, head cattle and make short work of long days for the rancher. No offense (as my 10 year old niece would say) but who's idiotic idea ...

Almost everyone I know is an animal lover and yet, so often we stand divided by something I call ''The culture of confusion''. ''I believe in animal rights'' says a friend of mine - (a fellow breeder) who ads, ''all animals have the right to be cared for and fed and be treated well'' she continues, as her latest litter of ''hopefulls'' chew on the ...